Category Archives: Inspiration
Inspiration at the American Bouldering Series
Craig DeMartino wrote this on Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Tagged as bouldering+ Categorized as Climbing, Inspiration
The ABS Nationals were held last weekend in Washington, D.C. I know what you’re asking yourself … What are the ABS Nationals and why would I care?
I’ve actually asked myself those same questions, and until [...]
Skiers Pitch in for Haiti Renewal
Jim Stanford wrote this on Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Tagged as caribbean, disasters, earthquakes, Music+ Categorized as Causes, Cloudveil, Inspiration
Jackson Hole, Wyo., shares at least one thing in common with Haiti — both sit on an active fault capable of producing a 7.0 earthquake.
Residents of this ski town thousands of miles from the Caribbean [...]
Down on the Bayou
Jim Stanford wrote this on Monday, February 8th, 2010
Tagged as football, new orleans, Parties+ Categorized as Inspiration
Me oh my oh, are they having big fun down in New Orleans.
The crescent-shaped city at the mouth of the Mississippi has a special relationship with many of the mountain towns upstream, forged through music. [...]
Green Team Putting Copenhagen Accord into Action
Andy Fleming wrote this on Monday, December 21st, 2009
Tagged as recycling, Warming of the Globe+ Categorized as Ambassadors, Inspiration
The United Nations climate conference ended this weekend in Copenhagen with a soft agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Conference president Connie Hedegaard of Denmark called on the global democratic system to meet “one of [...]
continue readingSummit Up USA: The Deprivation Theory
Mark Zimmer wrote this on Monday, October 19th, 2009
Categorized as Camping, Inspiration, Summit Up USA“The Backpacking Theory: How Deprivation leads to Appreciation.”
Every time this thought enters my mind, I get the same feeling that I imagine an elderly person gets when they give a speech that starts with, “When [...]
Priorities
Jim Stanford wrote this on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Categorized as Cloudveil, Gear, Inspiration, JS, Media(Sorry-I-Missed-the-Meeting-Because-of-the-Stonefly-Hatch Mug)
Snow report of 13 inches. Opening day on your favorite trout stream. Invite for a five-day raft trip. There are some things in life you just can’t let work get in the way of.
For [...]
Yin and Yang
Peter Wadsworth wrote this on Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Categorized as Ambassadors, Cycling, Fall, Inspiration, Vermont, YogaI DNF’d in a race for the first time in a long while last week. It was only the local Wednesday night cyclocross race, but I just didn’t have it in me to complete the [...]
continue readingAdventure Hiking
Dina Mishev wrote this on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Categorized as Adventures, Inspiration, Jackson HoleWhen a plan goes wrong… and then turns out better than the original:
It was supposed to be an ordinary hike up Sleeping Indian, aka Sheep Mountain. But I missed the trailhead starting from Flat Creek [...]
continue readingCamp Good Days and Special Times
Andy Fleming wrote this on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Categorized as Adventures, Camps, Causes, InspirationEveryone loves to go to summer camp. Nobody likes to get cancer. Cancer sucks.
Going to summer camp if you have or had cancer still rocks. Especially when you get to be outdoors pushing your limits.
I [...]
Cloudveil Climbing Vid
Admin wrote this on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Categorized as Climbing, Cloudveil Athletes, Inspiration, VideosIt’s raining in Jackson, Seattle, Portland and Portland today. Time for some dry inspiration. This is Cloudveil athlete Luke Kretschmar, of Skiing the Black Hills fame.
Get pumped. Perhaps at your computer or in the gym [...]
